AH II Module 5
____ was the style that appealed to the French king, Francis I, because of its elegant, erotic, and unorthodox features.
Mannerism
Attributes of El Greco's style, such as elongated figures in an undefined space, are often characterized as ____.
Mannerist
Albrecht Altdorfer derived his landscape depiction in the Battle of Issus from ____.
a map in the Nuremberg Chronicle
Which of the following artists excelled in portraiture?
Hans Holbein
In El Greco's View of Toledo, the artist departed from Renaissance painters by not painting ____.
buildings in detail
In Dürer's Melencolia I, the ____ is an optimistic note suggesting that the artist can overcome depression.
burst of light on the horizon
Saints Anthony and Sebastian appear in Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece because of their association with ____.
disease and miraculous cures
In Money-Changer and His Wife by Quentin Massys, the artist warns that ____ are a distraction from religious life.
financial transactions
The Battle of Issus may be a reference to the contemporary ____.
struggle against the Turks
In his Self-Portrait, Durer's hand position may be a reference to ____.
the artist's hand as a creative instrument
Jean Clouet presented Francis I as a ____.
worldly leader
In his diary Albrecht Dürer described Joachim Patinir as a good ____.
landscape artist
Who created Knight, Death, and the Devil?
Albrecht Dürer
Which of the following is one of the most important cities of the 16th-century Netherlands?
Antwerp
The depiction of different months from ____ influenced Bruegel's Hunters in the Snow.
Books of Hours
Bruegel's Netherlandish Proverbs is reminiscent of the topsy-turvy scenes by ____.
Bosch
The first known northern European self-portrait by a woman is purportedly by which of the following?
Caterina van Hemessen
In the 16th-century power was focused on the king. This monarch made a concerted effort to elevate his country's cultural profile by inviting esteemed Italian artists to his court. Who was this monarch?
Francis I
In the ____, a band of Calvinists destroyed art works in Catholic churches in the Netherlands.
Great Iconoclasm
The Protestant concern about the role of religious imagery was in many cases outright hostile. Martin Luther spoke about destroying images. This destruction of religious imagery also occurred during the Byzantine period. Which of the following defines this act?
Iconoclasm
In the 16th century, Spain supported which of the following?
Interests of the Catholic Church
The monumental composition and sculpturesque form in Hans Holbein's The French Ambassadors reflects the influence of ____.
Italian Art
The miniature portrait of Elizabeth I shows an elegant, formally attired young Elizabeth presented as a princess. Who is the artist who created this memorable portrait?
Levina Teerlinc
During the second half of the 16th century, ____ controlled the Netherlands.
Philip II
The German artist who was dubbed with the title "painter of the Reformation" is ____.
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Which of the following made up the territory known as the Netherlands in the 16th century?
Luxembourg, Holland, and Belgium
Which artist that did a series of six paintings showing seasonal changes?
Pieter Bruegel
Which of the following artists traveled to Italy yet chose not to incorporate classical elements into his work?
Pieter Bruegel
What anamorphic symbol appears in Holbein's The French Ambassadors?
Skull
El Escorial is in which country?
Spain
The personal tastes of the court of Francis I ran to the elegant, erotic, and unorthodox. Which of the following styles would most appeal to this king and his court?
mannerism
In Dürer's print of the Fall of Man, the idealization of Adam and Eve is tempered by the ____ of the background.
naturalism
In Pieter Aertsen's Butcher's Stall, the ____ is associated with a degenerate life.
people eating and carousing
